Patents by Inventor Ryan Repko

Ryan Repko has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11059469
    Abstract: A brake cylinder for a railway vehicle includes a body, a piston assembly including a piston member and a rod having a threaded surface, and a parking brake locking mechanism including a working nut, a locking gear, and a locking pawl, with the working nut having a threaded surface engaged with the threaded surface of the rod. The piston member has a first position and a second position in a direction extending from the second end of the body toward the first end of the body. The working nut is fixed relative to the locking gear. The locking pawl has an unlocked position spaced from the locking gear and a locked position engaged with the locking gear. The piston is restricted from moving from the second position to the first position when the locking pawl is in the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryan Repko, Nicholas Lee Bressler
  • Publication number: 20200346629
    Abstract: A brake cylinder for a railway vehicle includes a body, a piston assembly including a piston member and a rod having a threaded surface, and a parking brake locking mechanism including a working nut, a locking gear, and a locking pawl, with the working nut having a threaded surface engaged with the threaded surface of the rod. The piston member has a first position and a second position in a direction extending from the second end of the body toward the first end of the body. The working nut is fixed relative to the locking gear. The locking pawl has an unlocked position spaced from the locking gear and a locked position engaged with the locking gear. The piston is restricted from moving from the second position to the first position when the locking pawl is in the locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Ryan Repko, Nicholas Lee Bressler
  • Patent number: 10647309
    Abstract: A quick service limiting valve includes a housing defining an interior chamber, a brake pipe passageway, and a brake cylinder passageway, a valve member received within the interior chamber of the housing, with the valve member including a body, a first seal, a second seal, and a valve spring. The body of the valve member defines a valve passageway, with the valve member having a first position where the valve passageway allows fluid communication between the brake pipe passageway and the brake cylinder passageway and a second position where the brake pipe passageway is isolated from the brake cylinder passageway. The valve further includes a follower assembly received within the interior chamber of the housing, with the follower assembly including a body, a first check valve, a second check valve, a diaphragm, and a follower spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William John Potter, Ryan Repko, Edward W. Gaughan
  • Publication number: 20190176791
    Abstract: A quick service limiting valve includes a housing defining an interior chamber, a brake pipe passageway, and a brake cylinder passageway, a valve member received within the interior chamber of the housing, with the valve member including a body, a first seal, a second seal, and a valve spring. The body of the valve member defines a valve passageway, with the valve member having a first position where the valve passageway allows fluid communication between the brake pipe passageway and the brake cylinder passageway and a second position where the brake pipe passageway is isolated from the brake cylinder passageway. The valve further includes a follower assembly received within the interior chamber of the housing, with the follower assembly including a body, a first check valve, a second check valve, a diaphragm, and a follower spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: William John Potter, Ryan Repko, Edward W. Gaughan